[2] The main market segment is designed like a gigantic crossword puzzle, where one may traverse through the entire markets from dawn till dusk, but not completely cover every part of it.

[3] Pettah is derived from Tamil: Pettai, an Anglo-Indian word used to indicate a suburb outside a fort.

Today, the Sinhala phrase, pita-kotuwa (outside the fort) conveniently describes the same place.

Moors, Bohras and Memons are the predominant ethnic group found within Pettah, however an average amount of Sinhalese and Tamil populations also exist.

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